Somaliland

The presidential party was defeated in the parliamentary elections on 1 June. Democratic progress has been hailed as far as Europe. Somaliland's "international partners" have no complaints law election on June 1. In a statement released on Tuesday, European countries and the United Kingdom simply congratulated Hargeisa on the…

Ruling North Western of Somaliaparty 'rejects' opposition alliance after resounding defeat in polls HARGEISA, Somaliland - Somaliland's Kulmiye Party opposed the proposed alliance between the opposition Waddani formations and the UCID parties, which recorded a major victory in the latest polls, which drew observers from across Africa and the whole world. The Autonomous Region of North Western…

Somaliland's history as minority candidate, former singer's son wins more votes HARGEISA - The recently concluded elections in North Western of Somaliaended on a high note as a minority candidate and the son of a former singer recorded the highest number of votes respectively in the legislative and local elections. North Western of Somaliaheld the first-ever direct elections with at least one…

Muse Bihi's Kulmiye loses North Western of Somaliaelection as women miss parliamentary seats HARGEISA - Abdirahman Irro, the chairman of the Waddani party, who is also targeting a stab in the 2022 presidential elections, caused a major shock in the last elections in North Western of Somaliaafter his party managed to overtake the ruling Kulmiye party. More than a million people had the…

Farmajo allies kicked out of electoral committee ahead of elections MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali opposition recorded a big victory ahead of the elections, following a complaint filed against several officials of the electoral commission, accused of having close ties to incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. The opposition team has submitted 67 names of people it accuses of being the…

Muse Bihis Kulmiye on the verge of winning Somaliland's local votes HARGEISA, Somalia - The ruling Kulmiye party is on the verge of winning a majority in Somaliland's parliamentary and civic votes, based on the results released by the region's electoral commission . For the first time in history, at least 1 million voters got a chance to vote for their leaders in the secessionist region of…

Somalia: Efforts high before Somaliland's election results HARGEISA, Somalia - Somaliland's main political parties are eagerly awaiting the outcome of Monday's election, which was closely monitored by a host of stakeholders, including observers, mainly from Africa, with few or no government representatives around the world. North Western of SomaliaElection Commissioner Abdirashid Mohamud Ali…

The people of Somaliland will vote on Monday in parliamentary and local elections and highlight progress in the semi-autonomous region of Somalia, which over the years has avoided the destructive violence that afflicts other parts of the country in the Horn of Africa. More than 1 million of Somaliland's 4 million people are registered voters. The region has invited international observers to the election, including politicians from elsewhere in Africa. Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 when the country…

Northeastern State's security forces seize Somaliland's ballot papers before the region's ballots AXADLE, Northeastern State - Authorities in Northeastern State have seized ballot boxes intended for elections in Somaliland, which started today , as the head of the Separation Region for local and parliamentary elections for the first time in 16 years. North Western of Somalialast held…

Somalia: North Western of Somaliaholds far delayed parliamentary elections HARGEISA, Somalia - Polling stations will open in North Western of Somaliaon Monday, paving the way for more than a million people to elect their preferred MEPs and civic leaders, but with a main focus on the former, given that current legislators have been in office since 2005. The current civic leaders were elected in…